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… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually belonging to the ascomycetes, one of the two main branches of … (for DNA sequencing and assembly); by a three-year subcontract to DA, FL, and FD (for bioinformatics) from a DOE …

… and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic … and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness it, scientists long held that these fungi don’t have the energy to make complex compounds called …

… chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year (perenniality). The Impact Among the long-term aims for bioenergy feedstock crops are … DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, …

… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( … protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize synthesizes these … compounds via clear, straight pathways, entailing the function of more than a dozen enzymes. But researchers have now …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and colonize diverse environments. The Science Cyclic di-GMP … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome … Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This work was supported in …

… Educational training technologies provide opportunities for … describe a workforce development program for higher education that develops skills in fungal biology and genomics.  Myco-Ed :  The Mycological Curriculum for Education and Discovery is a microbiology program that provides …

… surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental processes. The Science In a recent Microbiome paper , scientists focused on the conifer needle microbiome. The phyllosphere, which is known … This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant DEB-1442348. The …

… to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) has applications across many areas. In particular, gene editing is being … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome … the Office of Science of the US Department of Energy under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was supported in …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint … summer of 2014 has grown to a total of 75 with the inclusion of the 2023 cohort. Each of them has brought invaluable insights, thoughts, and explorations that has led to groundbreaking science and opportunities …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI … of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking … of researchers have found that there is a striking division of labor between the two groups. Fungi are much more … to dig into a forest floor ecosystem to discover what carbon- and nitrogen-metabolizing enzymes are abundant, and to …

… metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting large-scale single cell genomics by collecting … cell genomics can add significant value to the other commonly used culture-independent sequencing approaches … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …